Treating Anxiety with Homeopathy
... Anxiety Homeopathy Chronic anxiety disorders can benefit by treatment from a trained homeopath. But for short episodes of transient, self-limited anxiety, you can use the appropriate remedies. is the ...

Treating Alopecia with Homeopathy
... Hair Care Hair Loss, Baldness Homeopathic Remedies for Hair Loss Several homeopathic remedies are thought to be effective for hair loss, particularly thinning caused by pregnancy, stress, or emotional...

Treating Angina with Homeopathy
... Dr. George Jacob Heart Infocenter Alternative and Complementary Remedies Angina Homeopathy for Angina For immediate relief during an acute attack, Cactus grandiflorus (30c) may be used. Homeopathic pr...

Treating Anthrax with Homeopathy
... Bioterrorism Homeopathic Remedies for Anthrax In case of anthrax epidemic, homeopathic practitioners will point out that the main problem we need to manage is the fear of contracting the disease and t...

Treating Canker Sores with Homeopathy
... Canker Sores Homeopathy Homeopathic remedies can ease the pain of canker sores, reduce inflammation, and help the tissues heal. Arsenicum album: A person who breaks out in burning, painful mouth sores...

Treating Arteriosclerosis with Homeopathy
... Dr. George Jacob Heart Infocenter Alternative and Complementary Remedies for Arteriosclerosis And Atherosclerosis Homeopathy Homeopathic remedies combined with a change in diet and lifestyle may be us...

Treating Arthritis with Homeopathy
... Arthritis Homeopathy Most of the major homeopathic remedies are useful to treat arthritis. Homeopathic remedies to relieve immediate pain and joint stiffness may include Rhus toxicodendron or Bryonia....

Treating Depression with Homeopathy
... Depression Homeopathy If you are experiencing a transient episode of depression, homeopathic remedies can be useful in alleviating the blues. These remedies are prescribed based on the similarity of t...

Treating Stroke with Homeopathy
... Dr. George Jacob Heart Infocenter Stroke Alternative and Complementary Medicine for Stroke Homeopathic Remedies for Stroke Homeopathic treatments are intended to support recovery from a stroke, rather...

Treating Cancer with Homeopathy
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Treating Chronic Fatigue Syndrome with Homeopathy
... CFS Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Homeopathy Many homeopathic remedies exist to help alleviate chronic fatigue. When dealing with chronic fatigue, it is best to consult a homeopathic practitioner for a con...

Treating Cold with Homeopathy
... Cold/Flu Homeopathic Remedies for Cold Cold symptoms often respond well to homeopathic remedies. At the very first sign of a cold, take 1/3 tube of Anas barbariae (sold under various brand names, incl...

Treating Flu with Homeopathy
... Cold/Flu Homeopathy for Flu/Cold There are several homeopathic remedies available to combat flu effectively. At the very first sign that flu is developing, take 1/2 tube of Anas barbariae (marketed un...

Treating Heart Attack with Homeopathy
... Dr. George Jacob Heart Infocenter Heart Attack (Myocardial Infarction) Homeopathy for Heart Attack Take only under the professional care of an experienced homeopath. We do not recommend homeopathic me...

Treating Tinnitus with Homeopathy
... Tinnitus Alternative Medicine for Tinnitus Homeopathy As homeopathy is specific to every person, below is a sample of the many prescribed remedies. Take one of the following 6C remedies three times da...

Treating Endometriosis with Homeopathy
... Endometriosis Homeopathic Remedies for Endometriosis Treatment is constitutional. The initial remedies include: Lachesis for pain in the left ovary that is worse before periods, or to reduce lower abd...

Treating Fibromyalgia with Homeopathy
... Fibromyalgia Treatment of Fibromyalgia Alternative Medicine Homeopathy Arnica is generally prescribed for pain, tenderness, and stiffness. Take one dose of Arnica 30x or 15c, as directed on the produc...

Treating Gout with Homeopathy
... Arthritis Gout Homeopathic Remedies Homeopathic remedies can provide a measure of relief during painful attacks of joint pain and inflammation. A constitutional remedy prescribed by an experienced hom...

Treating Heart Disease with Homeopathy
... Dr. George Jacob Heart Infocenter Heart Disease Homeopathy Heart disease is a manifestation of a chronic condition that should not be treated by homeopathy alone. A homeopath, on the other hand, may b...

Treating Back Pain with Homeopathy
... Back Pain Homeopathy Homeopathy is most helpful in the acute stage, to combat inflammation when the symptoms are clear. If the problem is persistent and recurring, constitutional treatment under the a...

Treating Shingles with Homeopathy
... Shingles Shingles (Herpes Zoster) Complementary and Alternative Treatments for Shingles Homeopathy for Shingles There are many effective homeopathic remedies for the symptoms of shingles, including: R...

Treating Hypertension with Homeopathy
... Dr. George Jacob Heart Infocenter Alternative and Complementary Remedies for Hypertension Homeopathy Thyroidinum: 12X This is prepared from thyroid gland and is used in a variety of hypertension cases...

Treating Menopause with Homeopathy
... Menopause and HRT Alternative Medicine for Menopause Homeopathy Homeopaths treat the menopausal symptoms by constitutional treatment. This is the process by which a homeopathic physician selects and a...

Treating Infertility Female with Homeopathy
... INFERTILITY Alternative Therapies - Female Constitutional treatment for both partners is the best approach. Helpful remedies include: Sabina 6c for women who have had miscarriages before 12 weeks. Se...

Treating Infertility Male with Homeopathy
... INFERTILITY Alternative Therapies - Men Treatments of choice may include: Sepia is useful if the man has a dragging sensation in the genitals and no desire for sex. Cannabis sativa is useful if you h...

Treating Insomnia with Homeopathy
... Sleep Alternative and Integral Therapies Homeopathy Professional homeopaths do not generally prescribe remedies to treat symptoms individually, as the symptoms are considered to be only the outward si...

Treating Overweight and Obesity with Homeopathy
... Weight Control Infocenter Homeopathy for Obesity Homeopathy offers treatments for various aspects of obesity. Homeopathic medicines can help you lose weight by improving digestion, elimination, and me...

Treating Parkinsons Disease with Homeopathy
... Parkinson's Disease Homeopathy Consultation with an experienced homeopath is required for Parkinson's disease. However, given below is a sample of homeopathic remedies for occasional use. Tak...

Treating Stress with Homeopathy
... Homeopathy In homeopathic medicine ailments such as food allergy, hypoglycemia, high blood pressure, asthma and digestive disorders are regarded as being manifestations of stress, so treatment is like...

Treating varicose veins with Homeopathy
... Varicose Veins Varicose Veins Varicose veins can appear anywhere in the body but most often affect legs and feet. Although they can be painful and disfiguring, they are usually harmless. When inflamed...

A Case of an Oppositional Child
... Darin, age five, had been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder one month previously. His mother, like many parents of children who have just received that diagnosis, did not know precisely what t...

An Alternative to Ritalin: Homeopathy as a Highly Effective Treatment for ADD
... One Diagnosis or Many? The epidemic proportions of the ADD diagnosis are gaining widespread attention from parents, educators, physicians, and other healthcare providers. Many people are seriously que...

An Epidemic of ADD or a Matter of Overdiagnosis? Does ADD Really Exist?
... Thomas Armstrong, Ph.D., in his controversial book The Myth of the ADD Child, insists that ADD is a diagnosis aimed at forcing children to behave in a particular, narrowly defined manners.2 He claims ...

She Can''t Sit Still for Even a Minute: Excessive Restlessness and Impulsivity
... A Teenager on the Go Go Go Sixteen-year-old Sherrie was referred to us by her family practice physician because of a five-year history of ADD. She had been on Ritalin since the sixth grade. In kinderg...

The Didgeridu Kid
... Angela''s mother brought her to see us when she was twenty-two months old. They were Australian and were visiting the United States during Angela''s father''s musical tour playing the didgeridu, a rhy...

Desire and Addiction
... Addiction is one of the hottest and most difficult problems in our personal lives and in society today. You probably have at least one addiction to something in your life. Think about whatever it is ...

Childhood Allergies
... An allergy is a hypersensitive reaction to a normally harmless substance. About one in every six children in the United States is allergic to one or more substances. There are a variety of substances,...

Allergies (Respiratory)
... The information provided here is not only applicable to children but to most people with allergies. REMEDIES LISTED IN CAPITOL LETTERS REPRESENT MORE FREQUENTLY INDICATED REMEDIES Research has shown t...

Allergy Relief
... ''tis the season to be sneezing. Is there ANYTHING I can do about my pollen allergies? In general, the best way to escape the miserable effects of ''hay fever'' and other reactions to airborne allerge...

Drug-Free Help for Allergies
... For almost 200 years homeopathy''s effectiveness has been challenged by conventional medicine. Some say homeopathic remedies are no more than sugar pills. But last year in a study headed by David Reil...

Don''t Worry. Be Happy!
... Are you a worry wart? Do you waste needless time tormenting yourself about what you did or didn''t do right in the past or how your life might not turn out the way you''d like in the future? The numb...

A Man with Anxiety, Depression, Seizures and Severe Hypoglycemia
... We have found homeopathy to be consistently effective in treating mental and emotional problems. When there is a combination of mental, emotional and physical symptoms, as if often the case, all three...

Asthma
... The information provided here is not only applicable to children but to most people with asthma. REMEDIES LISTED IN CAPITOL LETTERS REPRESENT MORE FREQUENTLY INDICATED REMEDIES Asthma is a potentially...

The Homeopathic Treatment of Asthma: A Breath of Fresh Air
... Asthma is a serious and increasingly common disease. There are approximately 15 million people with asthma in the U.S., and in 1990 this disease cost the nation $6 billion, including $1.6 billion in h...

Asthma Part 2
... How Can Homeopathy Help Asthma? Like with Traditional Chinese Medicine, each individual is analyzed for their specific symptoms and an appropriate therapy is chosen, not for the disease, but for the p...

Healing With Homeopathy
... Mary was an a thin, athletic 11 year-old child with chronic asthma. Her asthma had started at five months old, and had been severe for the next two and a half years. She was a forceps delivery. She w...

A Case of Autism
... The following case was presented at the Seventh Annual Case Conference of the Homeopathic Academy of Naturopathic Physicians in Portland, Oregon on April 17, 1993. Danny was a four and a half year-old...

A Case of Cystitis, Vaginitis and Edema of the Eyelids
... Abby, 32 years old, came to see us for help with edema of her upper eyelids of three weeks duration. Her eyelids were red and burned. They felt better from applying cold water. She had two episodes o...

Bladder Infections: Rapid Relief
... Bladder infections are no fun, as any of you who have suffered from the burning pain and nonstop, often urgent, trips to the bathroom will agree. And, for those of you who have had more severe symptom...

Burns
... The information provided here is not only applicable to children but to most people with burns. REMEDIES LISTED IN CAPITOL LETTERS REPRESENT MORE FREQUENTLY INDICATED REMEDIES The most common type of ...

Coffee, America''s Favorite Drug
... America''s Favorite Drug America''s favorite drug is grown right here on the Kona coast. In fact, this is the only place in the U.S. where it is grown. So it''s not pakalolo, alcohol or tobacco. You m...

German Translation of PZ 39 (135): 6-7, 97-98, Sept. 1990
... Information on Pyrrolizidine Alkaloid-Containing Human Medicines AMK. The expert commisions for herbal, homeopathic and anthroposophic medicines, the members of which are selected from among prominant...

Beliefs, Attitudes, and Expectations: The Relationship Between Personality and Cancer
... Is there such a thing as a cancer personality? Is there a cluster of cancer personalities for different types of cancer? The evidence, though vast and multidimensional, is not yet considered to be con...

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Cured Without Surgery
... The carpal tunnel is a small circular structure located on the palm side of the wrist. Through it travels blood vessels, tendons and a large nerve, all of which fan out to supply the palm and fingers ...

Homeopathic Treatment for Exposures to Environmental Poisons
... Pollution is turning the earth and earthlings prematurely gray. What can you do about it with homeopathic medicines? At first blush, it seems odd to talk about homeopathic medicines and any medicines ...

Chickenpox
... REMEDIES LISTED IN CAPITOL LETTERS REPRESENT MORE FREQUENTLY INDICATED REMEDIES ACONITUM: This remedy should be considered at the initial stages of chickenpox when there is fever, restlessness, and in...

Homeopathic Medicines for Children
... Children often resist taking conventional medicines. Perhaps our children have been trying to tell us something. Perhaps they know something that their physician and their parents don''t.* Whether chi...

Homeopathic Pediatrics
... Earlier in this century meningitis was fatal 95% of the time in children who contracted it. Now, because of the use of antibiotics, 95% of the children who get it survive. The number of infants dying ...

Common Cold
... The information provided here is not only applicable to children but to most people with the common cold. REMEDIES LISTED IN CAPITOL LETTERS REPRESENT MORE FREQUENTLY INDICATED REMEDIES Not every cold...

The Common Cold
... Homeopathy treats the whole person by using tiny doses of natural substances to stimulate the body to heal itself. Only one medicine is given at a time. Homeopathic medicines are nontoxic, inexpensive...

Keep Your Kids Healthy This Season
... Parents take heart. Contrary to popular belief, there is plenty you can do when your child gets a cold or the flu. Treatment for both illnesses typically consists of drugs to decrease symptoms, bed re...

Cough (Children & Infants)
... The information provided here is not only applicable to children but to most people with cough. REMEDIES LISTED IN CAPITOL LETTERS REPRESENT MORE FREQUENTLY INDICATED REMEDIES Homeopathic medicines ar...

Cuts
... The information provided here is not only applicable to children but to most people with cuts. REMEDIES LISTED IN CAPITOL LETTERS REPRESENT MORE FREQUENTLY INDICATED REMEDIES CALENDULA: This remedy i...

A Case of Recurrent Cystitis
... Gail, age 27, was suffering from a case of acute pyelonephritis when she first came to see us one year ago. She had short brown hair, delicate features, and was soft-spoken. She was on antibiotics at...

Toothaches
... The information provided here is not only applicable to children but to most people with toothaches. REMEDIES LISTED IN CAPITOL LETTERS REPRESENT MORE FREQUENTLY INDICATED REMEDIES Severe tooth pain s...

Homeopathy in Dentistry
... When illness affects our bodies, there are other forms of treatment available besides the medications prescribed by physicians. Although prescription drugs are very important in many instances, they c...

A Compendium of Homeopathic Medicines for Self-care for the Individual
... Depression is a far too common illness in the United States where more than eight million people of all ages suffer from a major depression each year.There are many types of depression, from non-life ...

Overcoming Shame
... Edith was 54 when she came to see me to get help with her depression. She was a frustrated artist and had suffered two nervous breakdowns in her early twenties which she described as periods of being ...

Adult Onset Diabetes
... Diabetes - Adult-Onset Diabetes Mellitus (Type II) The name of this set of symptoms comes from the Greek; diabetes means "passing through" and mellitus means "honey." In other words, "honey passing th...

Diarrhea
... The information provided here is not only applicable to children but to most people with diarrhea. REMEDIES LISTED IN CAPITOL LETTERS REPRESENT MORE FREQUENTLY INDICATED REMEDIES Chronic or persisten...

The Treatment of Diarrhea with Homeopathic Medicines
... For the first time in history an American medical journal has published research on homeopathic medicine. The journal, Pediatrics, has published important research on the homeopathic treatment of acut...

Earaches
... Ear infection is the most common childhood illness other than simple runny nose. Almost every child has had at least one ear infection by the time he or she is six, and for many children and their par...

Healing Otitis Media Through Homeopathy
... Orthodox medicine offers antibiotics and myringotomy as the only treatments for otitis media, both of which have been challenged in various studies and suggested to be no more effective in preventing...

Childhood Ear Infections
... Otitis media has become the commonest pediatric diagnosis made by physicians who care for children in the United States, [note 1] with an annual budget topping $2 billion in 1982, [note 2] and no reli...

Banishing the Butterflies
... When people are asked their number one fear, what do you think they say? Fear of performing in public. This is even higher on their lists than fear of death or cancer or snakes. Some people get physic...

Releasing Fears and Phobias
... Many of us are annoyed, hindered, or even incapacitated by our fears. Perhaps these fears are generated by frightening childhood incidents such as being bitten by a big, growling dog, or being left cr...

Influenza
... The information provided here is not only applicable to children but to most people with influenza. REMEDIES LISTED IN CAPITOL LETTERS REPRESENT MORE FREQUENTLY INDICATED REMEDIES Children with fevers...

A Smorgasboard of Flu Cases
... We are struck by the vehemence of influenza epidemics over the past few years. The flu bugs seem to hit hard, heavy, and long. Many of our patients, as well as practitioners, complain of persistent, ...

A Quintuplet of Hay Fever Cases
... As doctors, all of us are used to receiving desperate calls from patients each spring, in between their sneezing and honking, pleading with us to help them immediately. They are often miserable becau...

Hay Fever is Here!
... John was the manager of a restaurant and worked long hours in a stressful, smoky environment. He had to be at his best, and so he was, until hayfever struck one day last spring. His nose immediately r...

Headaches
... Most of us have one or two "weak links" -- parts of the body that take the brunt of physical or psychological stress. Some people get colds, some digestive upsets, and a great number are prone to head...

Healing Headaches without Aspirin
... Headaches are so common we tend to dismiss them as an annoyance, rather than a condition that needs serious treatment. However, a headache, like any pain, is the body''s way of telling you something''...

Healing Through Homeopathy
... We are very pleased to inaugurate a new Townsend Letter column on the clinical use of homeopathic medicine. We''d like to give you an overview of our practices and to share our plans for this and futu...

Homeopathic Medicine and the Immune System
... Jonas Salk, with both eloquence and simplicity, once stated that there are two primary approaches to treating ill people. He said that there are therapeutic techniques that directly impact specific sy...

Indigestion
... The information provided here is not only applicable to children but to most people with indigestion. REMEDIES LISTED IN CAPITOL LETTERS REPRESENT MORE FREQUENTLY INDICATED REMEDIES Digestive problems...

Bites and Stings
... The information provided here is not only applicable to children but to most people with bites and stings. REMEDIES LISTED IN CAPITOL LETTERS REPRESENT MORE FREQUENTLY INDICATED REMEDIES APIS: This me...

Insomnia
... For starters, here is a handy list which could be called the "Ten Commandments for Sleepers:" Go to bed and get up at the same time every day. Make sure your sleep environment is as comfortable as pos...

Lyme Disease
... Homeopathy is a system of treatment that uses minute amounts of plant, mineral, and animal substances to stimulate the defensive systems of the body in a very subtle way. It is widely used in Europe, ...

German Measles (Rubella)
... REMEDIES LISTED IN CAPITOL LETTERS REPRESENT MORE FREQUENTLY INDICATED REMEDIES Children with German measles should stay at home until they are well, both for their own health and because of the serio...

Measles
... REMEDIES LISTED IN CAPITOL LETTERS REPRESENT MORE FREQUENTLY INDICATED REMEDIES Homeopathic medicines are often effective in treating measles, though medical attention should also be sought due to the...

Men''s Health Problems
... The health of the male reproductive system is a reflection of overall well-being as well as sexual habits. We cover common menís health concerns, including sexually transmitted diseases, urethritis, p...

Coping with Cramps
... Tamara, age 20, dreaded her periods each month. Her abdomen blew up like a balloon and ached terribly. The pain was so intense that she would become doubled over and couldn''t even stand up. She felt ...

Healing with Homeopathy
... Judy had been diagnosed with a thyroid problem a year ago. "Your thyroid is enlarged, with nodules," her endocrinologist told her, and prescribed synthroid. Now the nodules were smaller and her thyro...

Mumps
... REMEDIES LISTED IN CAPITOL LETTERS REPRESENT MORE FREQUENTLY INDICATED REMEDIES Any teenager or adult who gets the mumps should receive medical attention, and so should any child who also experiences ...

Maternity Medicine
... Pregnancy is a special time for both mother and baby. This relationship is so close that almost everything the mother consumes, be it drugs, alcohol or food, is shared with baby across the placental b...

Healing Through Homeopathy: Schizophrenia
... Schizophrenia is considered by most physicians to be very difficult to treat. Psychotropic medications may suppress the frank psychotic symptoms, however they create additional problems due to their m...

Healing With Homeopathy
... Sammie was nearly two when he was first brought to our office by his mother for a second opinion about his febrile seizures. He was a very active child who could be extremely obstinate (3). He often ...

Healing Sexual Abuse
... I was one of those people who just couldn''t imagine that sexual abuse was so pre- valent. I was raised in a family which, though it had its problems, was free of alcoholism and sexual abuse. Incest ...

Sex, Love, and Healing
... Are you aware that there is a direct relationship between your intimate relationships and your health? Often the disease symptoms you may be experiencing are the red flags that your body-mind is using...

Protecting from Poison Oak
... Every spring and summer thousands of gardeners, hikers and campersexperience the severe, itching rash of poison oak. It can be recognized by itsthree leaflets, shaped similar to an oak leaf and slight...

Sore Throat
... The information provided here is not only applicable to children but to most people with a sore throat. REMEDIES LISTED IN CAPITOL LETTERS REPRESENT MORE FREQUENTLY INDICATED REMEDIES Homeopathic medi...

Healing with Homeopathy
... George, forty years old, was divorced three years before seeking homeopathic treatment. He seemed mild and soft-spoken, slightly plump with dark hair. His troubles started when his ex-wife invited him...

Stroke
... Strokes are brief episodes involving a lack of oxygenated blood flowing to the brain (90% are ischemic infarctions), or a sudden bleed within the brain tissue (10% are hemorrhagic) which causes perman...

Healing Uterine Fibroids
... If you happen to know anything about uterine fibroids, commonly called just "fibroids", it''s probably because you have them yourself. Perhaps your mother had a hysterectomy because of fibroids and y...

Unvaccinated Children
... The refusal of significant numbers of parents to vaccinate their children has created a sizable group of people needing very much to be studied, and has raised a number of important public health issu...

Hysterectomy: A Second Opinion
... Remember that old Bob Dylan song, "Don''t think twice it''s all right"? That may be great advice in many situations, but when it comes to a decision about whether or not to have a hysterectomy, it''s...